Yaesu FT-8900R User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table of Contents
About this Manual ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Front Panel Controls ..................................................................................................................................... 6
LCD Display Screen ................................................................................................................................... 10
MH−48A6J Microphone Overview ............................................................................................................ 11
Common Tasks ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Program the Microphone Buttons .............................................................................................................. 13
Select the Main Operating Band................................................................................................................. 15
Change the Frequency Band ....................................................................................................................... 16
Change the Frequency ................................................................................................................................ 17
Transmit ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Activate the Lock Feature .......................................................................................................................... 18
Activate the Key/Button Beeper ................................................................................................................. 19
Select the Channel Step .............................................................................................................................. 19
Set the Display Brightness ......................................................................................................................... 20
Activate the Band Linking Feature............................................................................................................. 20
Select the Audio Muting Preference ........................................................................................................... 20
Set the RF Squelch Level ........................................................................................................................... 21
Activate the Time-Out Timer ..................................................................................................................... 21
Activate Automatic Power Off ................................................................................................................... 22
Set FM Bandwidth and MIC Gain.............................................................................................................. 22
Program Band Limits for VFO Mode ........................................................................................................ 23
Operate through Repeaters ............................................................................................................................ 25
Automatic Repeater Shifts .......................................................................................................................... 25
Manual Repeater Shift Activation .............................................................................................................. 25
Tone Coded Squelch ........................................................................................................................................ 27
CTCSS Tone System .................................................................................................................................. 27
DCS Tone System ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Tone Search Scanning ................................................................................................................................ 29
DCS Code Inversion ................................................................................................................................... 30
Regular Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 32
Store a Frequency in Memory .................................................................................................................... 32
Create a Name Tag for a Memory Channel ................................................................................................ 33
Store Independent Transmit Frequencies ................................................................................................... 34
Recall a Stored Memory ............................................................................................................................. 35
Tune from a Stored Memory ...................................................................................................................... 35
Delete a Memory ........................................................................................................................................ 36
Set a HOME Channel for an Operating Band ............................................................................................ 36
Activate Memory Only Mode .................................................................................................................... 37
Hyper Memory ................................................................................................................................................ 38
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 38
Store a Hyper Memory ............................................................................................................................... 40
Recall a Hyper Memory ............................................................................................................................. 41

Yaesu FT-8900R Specifications

General

Frequency Range	29/50/144/430 MHz
Modes	FM
Memory Channels	800
Dimensions	140 x 41.5 x 168 mm
Weight	1.2 kg
Supply Voltage	13.8V DC ±15%
Current Consumption	8.5A (TX), 0.5A (RX)
Antenna Impedance	50 Ohms
Modulation	16K0F3E
Channel Step	5/10/12.5/15/20/25/50 kHz
Power Output	50W/35W/10W/5W